James Yaegashi
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In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
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Set during the 1950s in West Virginia and Korea, this is the story of two children -- Lark, on the verge of adulthood, and her brother, Termite, a child unable to walk and talk but filled with radiance -- who grow up with their mother and aunt while their soldier-father fights for his life during the chaotic early months of the Korean War.
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A tale inspired by ancient Mesopotamian lore and Baghdad's infamous summer of 2003 finds Turkish-American art dealer John Madison caught between his brother's and friend's respective agendas at the same time he is compelled to decipher a sinister biblical prophecy.